#8 September 29, 2023

« Decolonizing Work and Value Creation »

Time: 5am San Francisco-Vancouver | 6am Mexico City | 8am NYC-Montréal | 9am Santiago | 2pm Paris–Johannesburg | 5.30pm New Delhi | 7pm Jakarta | 10pm Sydney 

Location: online 

Organizers: #DemocratizingWork and WageIndicator Foundation

Speakers: Flavia Maximo (University of Ouro Preto, Brazil- #DW Core Group member), Janet Wandia (Gender and Jobtech Lead at Jobtech Alliance)  

Chair: Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen, Netherlands – #DW Core Group member)

Western notions of work and value creation are based on theories and imaginaries that have been deeply influenced by colonial practices that exploited natural resources and human labor – many of which continue to this day. How can work and value creation be reconceptualized in ways that avoid these implicit assumptions and allow for the flourishing of workers and the environment alike? How can colonial work practices be made visible and overcome? And what does this mean for imagining the future of work in former colonies but also beyond?

Flavia Maximo is professor of labour law at the Federal University of Ouro Preto in Brazil. She researches decolonial feminism and other dissident epistemologies in labour law, in addition to analyzing hybrid forms of workers’ political struggle. She integrates the #DemocratizinWork Core Group member.

Janet Wandia is a strategy and business transformation enthusiast with experience in operations, finance, business strategy, project management and gender inclusion. She has previous experience in Glovo where she participated in finance and expansion in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria and as a consultant at KPMG. Currently, Janet is part of the Jobtech Alliance where she is the Gender and Jobtech Lead. Here she works with jobtech platforms to ensure that their platforms create jobs and improve livelihoods for young women.

The recording is available in English on this page and below: